text_original: Cold and cautious by nature, Henry VIL had to pick his way through many difficulties, and took no man* un  reservedly into his confidenca He was his own minister, and chose to be served by men of distinguished position who were content to do his bidding faithfully, and were free from personal ambition. For this purpose ecclesi  astics were best adapted, and Henry VII.
text_transcription: COLD AND CAUTIOUS BY NATURE HENRY THE SEVENTH HAD TO PICK HIS WAY THROUGH MANY DIFFICULTIES AND TOOK NO MAN UNRESERVEDLY INTO HIS CONFIDENCE HE WAS HIS OWN MINISTER AND CHOSE TO BE SERVED BY MEN OF DISTINGUISHED POSITION WHO WERE CONTENT TO DO HIS BIDDING FAITHFULLY AND WERE FREE FROM PERSONAL AMBITION FOR THIS PURPOSE ECCLESIASTICS WERE BEST ADAPTED AND HENRY THE SEVEN
phonemes: kˈoʊld ænd kˈɔːʃəs baɪ nˈeɪtʃɚ, hˈɛnɹi vˌiːˌaɪˈɛl hædtə pˈɪk hɪz wˈeɪ θɹuː mˈɛni dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz, ænd tˈʊk nˈoʊ mˈæn ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈʌn ɹɪzˈɜːvᵻdli ˌɪntʊ hɪz kˈɑːnfɪdˌɛŋkə hiː wʌz hɪz ˈoʊn mˈɪnɪstɚ, ænd tʃˈoʊz təbi sˈɜːvd baɪ mˈɛn ʌv dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt pəzˈɪʃən hˌuː wɜː kəntˈɛnt tə dˈuː hɪz bˈɪdɪŋ fˈeɪθfəli, ænd wɜː fɹˈiː fɹʌm pˈɜːsənəl æmbˈɪʃən. fɔːɹ ðɪs pˈɜːpəs ᵻklˈiːzi ɐstˈɪks wɜː bˈɛst ɐdˈæptᵻd, ænd hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən.